Environmental policy cannot be seen in just black and white, but instead contains many shades of gray. Environmental battles-even the most heated-are essentially conflicts among those with fundamentally different values, and how problems are framed in politics plays a central role in shaping how these values are translated into policies. Judith Layzer explores these two main themes in environmental policy making in the anticipated third edition of The Environmental Case.
Through its 16 carefully constructed cases, the book gives readers a first-hand look at some of the most interesting and illuminating controversies in U.S. environmental policy making. New to this edition, Layzer expands the final section of her book to consider the issue of resilience in the face of a changing climate. This third edition features fully revised and updated case studies, as well as three brand-new cases: Cape Wind and Alternative Energy, Ecosystem-Based Management in the Chesapeake Bay, and the restoration of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Lazyer provides maps, tables, figures, questions to consider, recommended readings, and useful websites to help students think critically about environmental policy and to facilitate further research.
Table of Contents
Preface xi
1 Introduction 1
Two Critical Features of U.S. Environmental Policymaking 1
Major Actors in Environmental Policymaking 9
The Environmental Policymaking Process 15
Case Selection 17
Getting the Most Out of These Cases 20
Notes 20
Recommended Reading 24
Part 1 Tackling the Issue of Pollution
2 The Nation Tackles Pollution: The Environmental Protection Agency and the Clean Air and Water Acts 25
3 Love Canal: Hazardous Waste and the Politics of Fear 52
4 Government Secrets at Rocky Flats 78
Part 2 History, Changing Values, and Natural Resource Management
5 Oil Versus Wilderness in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 102
6 Federal Grazing Policy: Some Things Never Change 127
7 Jobs vs. the Environment: Saving the Northern Spotted Owl 155
Part 3 Addressing Commons Problems
8 The New England Fisheries Crisis 183
9 Climate Change: The Challenges of Formulating International Environmental Policies 209
Part 4 Anti-Environmental Backlash Prompts New Approaches
10 Backlash: Wise Use, Property Rights, and the Anti-Environmental Movement 238
11 Market-Based Solutions: Acid Rain and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 264
12 Ecosystem-Based Solutions: Restoring the Florida Everglades 289
13 Local Collaboration and Compromise: Using Habitat Conservation Plans to Save Southern California's Endangered Landscape 319
14 Conclusions 348
Index 357
